Move United 2021 Sanctioned Competitions
The Move United 2021 Sanctioned Competitions (previously known as the Adaptive Sports USA Series of Sanctioned Events) will include over 20 single and/or multi-sport events throughout the United States. Annually, the competitions collectively serve over 1800 athletes with a physical, visual, and/or intellectual impairment and offer competition in summer Paralympic-style sports. These events, offered through Move United and the Move United member network, serve as qualifiers and/or training opportunities for national competitions including the Move United Junior Nationals presented by THE HARTFORD, the Adaptive Track and Field USA Adult Open, U.S. Paralympics National Championships/Trials, NGB National Championships, the National Veteran Wheelchair Games, the Valor Games, and the Warrior Games.
Participants benefit greatly from recreational activities, yet many have a competitive edge. The Sanctioned Competitions offer competitive opportunities to athletes along the pipeline from grassroots, amateur level athletes up to elite level athletes competing or aspiring to compete on the world stage. Young athletes through adults, grassroots to competitive, we welcome you as we embark on the 2021 season. This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of a long-standing event, the Tri-State Wheelchair & Ambulatory Games, and we welcome a new event to the series, the Adaptive Sports New England Track & Swim Meet.
Questions? Contact Jessie Cloy at jcloy@moveunitedsport.org.
2021 Competition Dates
Download the Sanctioned Competitions brochure.
April 15-18Archery – Level 2
Boccia
Cycling
Powerlifting – Level 2
Shooting – Level 1
Swimming – Level 2
Tennis
Track & Field – Level 3Swimming – National *pending
Track & Field – National
| Event | Location | 2021 Tentative Date(s) | Sport(s) | Classification | |||||
| GUMBO North | Shreveport, LA | April 24 | Track & Field – Level 2 | Dixie Games | Perry, FL | May 1 | Seated Field – Level 3 | ||
| Russ Harvey Memorial Archery Tournament | Tampa Bay, FL | May 15 | Archery – Level 2 | May 15 | Archery – Level 2 Boccia Powerlifting – Level 2 Swimming – Level 3 Track & Field – Level 2 |
Swimming – National Track & Field – National |
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| Swimming – National Track & Field – National |
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| Desert Challenge Games | Mesa/Phoenix, AZ | May 26-30 | Archery – Level 2
Shooting – Level 2 Swimming – Level 2 Track & Field – Level 3 |
Track & Field – National | |||||
| 5280 Challenge | Aurora, CO | June 6 | Archery – Level 1 Track & Field – Level 3 |
Track & Field – National | |||||
| Archery – Level 2 Cycling Goalball Powerlifting – Level 2 Shooting – Level 1 Sitting Volleyball Swimming – Level 2 Table Tennis – Level 1 Track & Field – Level 3 Wheelchair basketball |
Swimming – National Track & Field-National *pending |
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| Archery – Level 3 Boccia Shooting – Level 3 Swimming – Level 3 Track & Field – Level 3 |
Swimming – National *pending Track & Field – National |
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| Tri-State Wheelchair & Ambulatory Games 50th Anniversary | Clark, NJ | June 27 | Track | ||||||
| Adaptive Sports New England Track Meet | Braintree, MA | Aug 7 | |||||||
| 2021 Chicago Para-Archery Championship | Chicago, IL | Aug 28-29 | Archery – Level 3 | ||||||
| Angel City Games presented by THE HARTFORD | Los Angeles, CA | Fall/Winter 2021 | |||||||
| Tri-State Regional Swim Meet sponsored by Children’s Lightning Wheels | NJ | TBA | Swimming – Level 2 | ||||||
| Challenge Games | Derby, KS | CANCELLED | |||||||
| Southeastern Regional Games | Clemson, SC | CANCELLED | |||||||
| Thunder in the Valley Games | Saginaw, MI | CANCELLED |
*Dates are subject to change or cancellation due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Alternative virtual opportunities may exist in the event of cancellation. We appreciate your patience and flexibility as we monitor the pandemic nationally and within our local communities as your safety is the number one priority. Please check Move United’s website or social media channels for updates throughout the competition season.
Move United Junior Nationals presented by THE HARTFORD
Move United’s signature summer event is Junior Nationals, a Sanctioned Competition. Junior Nationals is the largest, long-standing annual multi-sport event in the United States for youth with a physical, visual, and/or intellectual impairment who are classifiable under the International Paralympic Committee’s classification system. It is a weeklong national sport championship event open to athletes through the age of 22. Sports on the program include archery, paratriathlon, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and track and field. The event serves as a platform to promote physical activity and independence for youth with a disability. The Move United Junior Nationals presented by THE HARTFORD operate on a two-year cycle moving around the country. Move United works with a local organizing committee to plan and facilitate this signature event in the same location for two consecutive years.
2021 Sanctioned Competition Sanctioning Application
If you are interested in hosting a Sanctioned Competition with Move United, please complete the 2021 sanctioning application.